Today in the United States large amounts of research and reports state that early childhood Obesity is due to the overwhelming contribution to movies, and media. We seldom consider that our children watching a TV program could result in them gaining weight. You as a parent should watch a child’s program in a half hour see how many times an ad hits for food. Like a bowl of cereal or for a fast food franchise or even for fast frozen food diners of some sort like Pizza Pockets. It is recorded that 15 such ads run in a half hour program simply to get children programmed to want to purchase and consume these products. We as adults have to recognize the needs and wants of our children and see what goes into their diets.

Early childhood obesity starts at a young age when the child just wants to eat and loaf around. Some traits are caused by medical reasons but not all. You as a parent know that movies promote so much on the ways of advertising to a younger audience. Our children see the rapper that weighs 300 pounds and thinks wow cool. I want to be like him when I grow up he does nothing but eats lay’s around and gets money and bling. Well this is a sort of advertising placed in the minds of early children. They become less active in playing and outdoor activities. Video games movies, and TV are their outsource to the real world outdoors. Major Film Production studio’s sees that they can capture a youthful audience. Therefore, they sponsor and promote such things as loaded sugar treats, cereal, pop, and heart attack fast food.

How many times have you watched a child movie and you see an over Obese child or cartoon like Buzz Light Year in toy story. These characters become a subliminal message how cool these characters are and it’s okay to be over weight. These are geared towards constant study by film Productions to know how to promote certain food products from sponsors. They use the movies characters to help sell them in the real world like the movie “The Goonies” the Obese child wanting ice cream. Pepsi use to sponsor major films along with Doritos, and Lays chips all junk high carb sugar foods. Programming early children is so simple because they learn from what they see and hear. Take measures to watch what they consume and then and only then give them options to an alternative of what was sponsored on the movie. Start by reprogram them before you leave the movie. By doing so you help your child to over come the need of wanting to eat none healthy foods.

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